Press release

Contest of pride says Puerto Rico coach

Komaki, Japan, June 17, 2012 - Puerto Rico
were happy to pick up their second win of the 2012 World Grand Prix with a gruelling
victory over the Dominican Republic.

Puerto Rico captain Vilmarie Mojica: “The
games against the Dominicans are always tough and I’m happy we won today. I’m
very proud of our effort today. Our aim in Japan was to gain one victory, and
we did that, we’re happy.”

Puerto Rico coach David Aleman: “As
everyone says, games against the Dominican Republic are always hotly contested.
It’s often a contest of pride. For our team we want to use this victory as a
springboard to thrive in future international matches. In terms of getting
experience, this was very good for us.” Looking forward to the Olympics what do
you need to improve? “We have to choose 12 players as we have left some players
at home. We need to improve many things including serve and receive. We still
have the Pan-am series, and this will be a good chance to choose these players.
We have London in mind and we’re determined to do our best.”

Dominican Republic captain Milagros Cabral
de la Cruz: “Congrats to the Puerto Rican team. We know them very well and this
is a great rivalry. I’m very disappointed to have lost today, as we haven’t
lost to them in the last five or six years. I’m sorry that we lost, and
congratulations to them once again.”

Dominican Republic coach Marcos Kweik: “Congratulations
to the Puerto Ricans on their victory. It was a really gruelling match. As my
captain said, we know them well since we were young and have faced each other
many times. This five-set match was tough, but they eventually won. For us, we
need more experience and need to improve, because we still have a long road
ahead of us.